Syntactic and Semantic Structures in Portuguese II

Code:

CL008

Acronym:

ESSP2

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Language Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	1	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	-

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Consolidation and development of syntactic knowledge, in particular of some complex sentences;
2. Learning new ways of looking at some semantic questions of Portuguese taking into account the semantics of words like nouns or the semantics of Aspect and Mood, and their influence at sentence and discourse levels.

Learning outcomes and competences

Skills and learning outcomes:
1. General capacity of linguistic reflection based on some theoretical proposals;
2. Implementation of rigorous methods in linguistic analysis by application of tests.
3. Knowledge of basic features of nouns and noun phrases including quantification, determiners, and modifiers and their relation to the sentence semantics, namely Aspect.
4. Knowledge of syntax of complex sentences (subordination and coordination).

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. NOUN AND NOUN PHRASE
1.Proper nouns and common nouns. Semantic types of nouns.
2.Nominal reference and nominal quantification.
3. Noun complements and modifiers 
4. The syntactic structure of noun phrases.
5. The semantics of noun phrases and Aspect

II. SUBORDINATION
1. Relative clauses: syntactic and semantic characterization. 1.1.Restrictive relative clauses
1.2.Noun phrase and sentence appositive relative clauses.
1.3. Free relative clauses.
1.4. Mood in relative clauses.

2. Adverbial clauses
2.1. Temporal clauses
2.2. Causal clauses
2.3. Conditional clauses
2.4. Concessive clauses
2.5. Purpose clauses
2.6. Adverbial clauses vs. degree and comparison constructions
2.7. Adverbial clauses vs. coordinate clauses

Mandatory literature

BECHARA, E; Moderna Gramática Portuguesa, 37ª edição revista e ampliada, Rio de Janeiro, Editora Lucerna,, 1999
CUNHA, C. e L. F. LINDLEY CINTRA ; Nova gramática do Português Contemporâneo, Lisboa, Ed. João Sá da Costa, 1984
DUARTE, I. e BRITO, A.M; “Sintaxe” in Faria, I. H., Pedro, E. R., Duarte, I., Gouveia, C. (orgs.) – Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, 1996, pp.247- 302
LOPES, O. ; Gramática Simbólica do Português (um esboço),, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2ª edição, 1972
LYONS, J. ; Semantics, vols. 1 e 2, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1977
MATEUS, M. H. et alia ; Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, Série Linguística, 2003
NEVES, M. H. M; Gramática de Usos do Português, S. Paulo, UNESP, 1999
OLIVEIRA, F.; "Semântica" in Faria, I. H., Pedro, E. R., Duarte, I., Gouveia, C. (orgs.) – Introdução à Linguística Geral e Portuguesa, Lisboa, Caminho, 1996, pp.247- 302
RAPOSO, E. B. P., NASCIMENTO, M. F. B., MOTA, M. A., SEGURA, L. e MENDES, A. (orgs); Gramática do Português, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. ISBN: 2013

Comments from the literature

During the semester, information concerning chapters and pages will be provided to students as well as other bibliographical references.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Some classes will consist of theoretical presentations on the syllabus topics and others will have practical exercises.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Grammar

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% presence in classes, except in the cases admitted by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

1st test: 50%
2nd test: 50%.

Students must obtain 9,5 or more in each test.
In special cases the students only do final exam: 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

According to legislation.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to legislation.

Classification improvement

Only the exam is subject to appeal or grade improvement.